穂 (crest (wave), ear, ear (grain), head) - Kanji Codex

穂

crest (wave), ear, ear (grain), head

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

スイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ほ

Nanori (名乗り)

おこうのりほい

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:15

JLPT:1

Frequency:1656

Vocabulary

スイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
花穂	カスイ	spike
穂状	スイジョウ	shaped like an ear of grain
穂状花序	スイジョウカジョ	spike (inflorescence)
肉穂花序	ニクスイカジョ	spadix (inflorescence)
総穂花序	ソウスイカジョ	racemose inflorescence (any indeterminate simple inflorescence)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
穂	ほ	ear (of a cereal plant); head; spike; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; (pointed) head; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
稲穂	いなほ	ear (head) of rice
穂紫蘇	ほじそ	inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish)
花穂	かほ	spike
刈り穂	かりほ	harvested grain; harvested rice ears

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